Sealing means



May 12, 1925.

1,537,741 E. J. BRQOKS SEALING MEANS Filed June 1. .1923

INVENTOR Edward :[firoobs A TTORNE Y Fatented May 12, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFier.

SEALING MEANS.

Application filed June 1,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. BROOKS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of East Orange, in the county of Essex and State oi NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SealingMeans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to seal- .ing means and has moreparticularly refer ence to an improved cording seal, whether the cord bemetallic or fibrous.

The main object and feature of the invention is to reduce the cost ofmanufacture of such sealing elements and to render it apparent if thedevice has been tampered with.

In the accompanying drawings the invention is disclosed in a concreteand preferred form in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a device ombodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same.

l 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but with the cord ends inserted and thelips closed over the cord.

Fig. l is a sectional view on the plane of line 4-4 of Fig.

Fig. 5 is a view showing the efl'eet of tainporing with the seal.

1 indicates a blank of sheetmaterial having a weakened zone composedhere of a central elongated slot 2 and scorings 3 extending in oppositedirections from the ends of said aperture. 4 denotes two up-' standinglips substantially parallel to the aperture aforesaid, one on each sidethereof and in spaced relation thereto so as to admit of the insertionof cord ends 1923. Serial No. 642,729.

The upper ends of said upstanding lips are preterably curved slightlyinwardly as shown. Preferably there is a raised portion 6, on each sideof the elongated slots, between which and the lips the cord ends arefitted. Also preferably there are two guide lugs 7 acent the outer endof each scoring and separated thereby and from the upstanding lipsaforesaid.

The ends of the cord are laid within the lips and between the latter andraised portion 6 after which said lips are bent inwardly and downwardly.Should it now be attempted to tamper with the seal it will break alongthe line or the weakened Zone as indicated in Fig. 5.

I claim:

A sealing element comprising: a blank of sheet material having aweakened zone composed of a central elongated aperture and scoringsextending in opposite directions from the ends of said aperture, therebeing a slightly raised portion adjacent each side of the aperture, twoupstanding lips substantially parallel to the raised portions aforesaidand located one on each side of the aperture and in spaced relationthereto to admit of the insertion ot cord ends, and two guide lugslocated adjacent theouter end of each scoring and separated thereby andseparated from the upstanding lips aforesaid.

Signed at New York city, in the borough of Manhattan, county and Stateof New York, this 25th day of May, 1923.

EDXVARD J. BROOKS.

